A picture of what appears to be a black Leica M9 appeared on dpreview today. Here is the direct link to the host (photobucket) – update: image was removed.
Thanks for the tip Naomi!
At the same time Leica UK had not comments on the latest M9 and X1 leaks.
We all have seen this video by now:
What we didn’t know is that this video was tagged with the “Leica X1” keyword (Leica M9 tag is missing):
The video was uploaded on August 31st, before the Leica X1 leak.
Thanks J.
Stefan Daniel (Leica Product Manager) said that “there will be a good solution that allows us to use our R-lenses on a digital body.†Today Panasonic announced the GF1 M4/3 camera and with it a R-mount adapter:
Here is the Leica R mount lens compatibility table:
Here are some pictures of this adapter in action:
Images via stranger_than_Tokyo @ flickr
The site was taken down, but not before Google cached it. This is the original leica-camera.co.jp link and the corresponding English translation.
Here is the complete list of all scheduled Leica events in the US and Canada for 09.09.09. Besides the Leica M9 and the Leica X1, expect to see also a production model of the Leica S2. The rumor mill suggests that pre-orders will be accepted at those events:
Leica Dealer | Event Time |
B & H Photo Video Pro Audio Corp, New York, NY 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Bergen County Camera, Westwood, NJ | 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Contact 888-232-7101 |
Samy’s Camera, Los Angeles, CA | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Contact 323-938-2420 |
Helix Camera, Chicago, IL | 12 p.m.- 5 p.m. Contact 800-33-HELIX |
EP Levine, Boston, MA | 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Contact 617-951-1499 |
Cooter’s Village Camera, Dallas, TX | 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Contact 214-521-4553 |
Camera West, Monterey, CA | 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. Contact 831-643-9088 |
Dale Photo & Digital, Hollywood, FL | 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Contact 800-327-1776 |
Ace Photo, Ashburn, VA | 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Contact 703-430-3333 |
Glazer’s Camera, Seattle, WA | 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Contact 206-624-1100 |
BuyMD.net, Atlanta, GA | 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Contact 404-257-1850 |
Pictureline, Salt Lake City, UT | 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Contact 800-748-8200 |
Photomark, Phoenix, AZ | 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Contact 800-777-6627 |
Woodward Camera, Birmingham, MI | 12 p.m.- 6 p.m. Contact 248-642-6970 |
Dodd Camera, Cleveland, OH | 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. Contact 216-361-6800 |
The Camera Shop, Bryn Mawr, PA | 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. Contact 610-527-0300 |
Schiller’s & Co., St. Louis, MO | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Contact 800-366-7244 |
Seventeenth Street Photo, New York, NY | 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Contact 800-664-1971 |
LEICA CAMERA Inc, Toronto, Canada | 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Contact 416-244-1711 |
Leica X1
The Leica X1 is real (not sure about the Leica M9 picture). Here are some of the specs (they were part of the picture comments on flickr, but are now all gone):
Here are the Leica M9 specs:
Regarding availability: the rumor is that the Leica M9 will be available for sale next week and the Leica X1 will be in stores in few months.
